Sergio Henao has underlined his commitment to helping Chris Froome pull off the Tour de France-Vuelta a España double, and reckons his Team Sky teammate is in good shape to do so.
The Colombian has gone from strength to strength since coming back from a career-threatening knee injury that derailed his 2014 season and, in his first Grand Tour since the 2013 Vuelta, is keen to be Froome’s right-hand man. However, he’s also ready to take on responsibility should the Brit show signs of post-Tour fatigue.
“I want to be as close as possible to Froome. He’s in good shape, he’s recovered well from the Tour and for me it’s about giving as much as I can for the team, and helping him to win the Vuelta," said Henao, according to Biciciclismo.
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"The team orders are not to lose time. If Froome falters, Mikel [Nieve] or [Nicolas] Roche are very good if he finds himself in trouble. The responsibility falls on us all.”
Henao avoided the mass pile-up on the first road stage of the race on Sunday but did suffer a crash of his own soon after. He came down on a slippery surface and suffered a minor gluteus injury, losing 20 seconds or so to Froome and the other main GC contenders on the final climb to Caminito del Rey.
“The road was very slippery and my bike went from under me," he said. "In truth it was a strange one because before I knew it I was on the ground. The climb was uncomfortable, it’s uncomfortable when I sit down, when sleeping, but there’s no serious problem."
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